langs: 5 сентября [ru] / september 5 [en] / 5. september [de] / 5 septembre [fr] / 5 settembre [it] / 5 de septiembre [es]
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Joseph W. Papin , (September 7, 1931 – March 9, 1992) also known as Joe Papin was a reportorial artist, illustrator , courtroom sketch artist, and political cartoonist . American cartoonist Joseph Wood Papin Born ( 1931-09-07 ) September 7, 1931 St. Louis, Missouri Died March 9, 1992 (1992-03-09) (a
#2 Jessicka
Jessicka Addams (born Jessica Fodera on October 23, 1975) is an American singer and visual artist. Best known by her stage name Jessicka , she was the frontwoman of Florida-based band Jack Off Jill and current front for the Los Angeles-based band Scarling. American singer Jessicka Jessicka in 2004 B
#3 John Gollan
John Gollan (2 April 1911 – 5 September 1977) was a British political leader who was general secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) from 1956 to 1975. John Gollan Born ( 1911-04-02 ) 2 April 1911 Edinburgh , Scotland Died 5 September 1977 (1977-09-05) (aged 66) Edinburgh, Scotlan
Johann Nepomuk della Croce ( German: [ˈjoːhan ˈneːpomʊk] ; [ needs surname IPA ] 7 August 1736 – 4 March 1819) was an Austrian painter, known in Italy as Giovanni Nepomuceno della Croce ( Italian: [dʒoˈvanni nepomuˈtʃɛːno della ˈkroːtʃe] ). He was active in both Germany and Trentino in a late- Bar
Eugeniusz Geno Małkowski ( Polish pronunciation: [ɛuˈɡɛɲuʂ ˈɡɛnɔ mauˈkɔfski] ; 5 September 1942 – 20 August 2016) was a Polish painter. Małkowski was a professor of contemporary art at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn , founder of artistic groups and associations throughout Poland, o
Josef Bosáček (17 February 1857 – 5 September 1934 Příbram ) was a Czech painter and classical graffiti artist. Josef Bosáček at Maková hora near Příbram, cca 1933 Neo-Renaissance house in Kladno with artistic work by Mikoláš Aleš and Josef Bosáček. Lords of the Rose , mural by Mikoláš Aleš and Jose
Dennis W. Belindo (December 12, 1938 – September 5, 2009), also called Aun So Te ("Foot") was a Kiowa - Diné painter, educator, analyst and activist. [1] [2] He utilized acrylic , watercolor , and casein for his paintings, which combined the flat style with modernism and cubism to highlight aspects
Nancy-Lou Patterson (September 5, 1929 – October 15, 2018) was a Canadian artist, writer and curator. Known for her writing and artistic work related to topics ranging from folklore and fantasy to liturgical design and Indigenous art, she was responsible for the founding of the Department of Fine Ar
#9 Louise Wright (illustrator)
Louise Wright (born 5 September 1863) was a fashion illustrator. Four of her six siblings were also professional artists. They were all born in Leeds, and almost all of them later moved to London. Fashion artist and illustrator Louise Wright Louise Wright sitting at her easel in 1917 or 1918 Born (
#10 Nicolás Borrás
Friar Nicolás Borrás (1530 – 1610) was a Spanish Renaissance Catholic monk and painter, active in Valencia . Spanish painter Nicolás Borrás Holy Family with St. Anne, XVI, Museu de Belles Arts de València Born 1530 Cocentaina , Kingdom of Valencia , Spain Died September 5, 1610 Monastery of Sant Jer
#11 William Railton
William Railton (1800–77) was an English architect, best known as the designer of Nelson's Column . He was based in London, with offices at 12 Regent Street for much of his career. English architect William Railton Born William Railton ( 1800-05-14 ) 14 May 1800 Died 13 October 1877 (1877-10-13) (ag
#12 Józef Brodowski the Younger
Józef Brodowski (17 January 1828, in Warsaw – 5 September 1900, in Warsaw) was a Polish painter. He is referred to as The Younger to distinguish him from Józef Brodowski (c. 1775/81–1853), who apparently was not related. Polish painter
#13 Charles Tulasne
Charles Tulasne (5 September 1816 – 28 August 1884) was a French physician, mycologist and illustrator born in Langeais in the département of Indre-et-Loire . French painter Charles Tulasne Born ( 1816-09-05 ) 5 September 1816 Langeais , France Died 28 August 1884 (1884-08-28) (aged 67) Hyères , F
#14 Stephen Crohn
Stephen Lyon Crohn (September 5, 1946 – August 23, 2013) [1] also known as "The man who can't catch AIDS ", was a man notable for a genetic mutation , which caused him to be immune to AIDS. He was a great-nephew of Burrill Bernard Crohn , for whom Crohn's disease is named. [2] American man immune to
#15 Roxy Paine
Roxy Paine (born 1966, [1] New York City ) is an American painter and sculptor widely known for his installations that often convey elements of conflict between the natural world and the artificial plains man creates. He was educated at both the College of Santa Fe (now Santa Fe University of Art an
#16 Emanuel Leutze
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (May 24, 1816 – July 18, 1868) was a German-American history painter best known for his 1851 painting Washington Crossing the Delaware . He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting . German-American painter Emanuel Leutze Leutze in a photograph taken before 1868
#17 Shikō Munakata
Shikō Munakata ( 棟方 志功 , Munakata Shikō , September 5, 1903 – September 13, 1975) was a woodblock printmaker active in Shōwa period Japan . He is associated with the sōsaku-hanga movement and the mingei (folk art) movement. Munakata was awarded the "Prize of Excellence" at the Second International P
#18 Marie Tuck
Marie Anne Tuck (5 September 1866 – 3 September 1947), was an artist and art educator in South Australia. Marie Tuck Self-portrait Born Marie Anne Tuck ( 1866-09-05 ) 5 September 1866 Mount Torrens, South Australia Died 3 September 1947 (1947-09-03) (aged 80) Glen Osmond, South Australia Nationali
Araminta de Clermont (born 1971) is a British photographer who in 2010 was living and working in London, although she had spent nearly ten years living in Cape Town . [1] Her work explores rites of passage, and the visual currencies of group identification [2] and is particularly concerned with high
#20 Isaac Sprague
Isaac Sprague (September 5, 1811 – 1895) was a self-taught landscape, botanical, and ornithological painter. He was America's best known botanical illustrator of his day. American painter For the 'human skeleton', see Isaac W. Sprague . Isaac Sprague Sprague was born in Hingham, Massachusetts and ap
New Art Exchange is a contemporary art gallery in Nottingham's Hyson Green neighborhood representing contexts of Black, Asian, and minority ethnic artists and communities. [1] The organisation formed as a charity in 2003 from APNA Arts (a South Asian arts groups) and EMACA (East Midlands African Car
Christine Abrahams Gallery, first named Axiom, was a Melbourne gallery showing contemporary Australian art between 1980 and 2008. Australian Art Gallery
ARKEN Museum of Modern Art ( Danish : ARKEN Museum for Moderne Kunst ) is a private non-for-profit charity, state authorised, contemporary art museum in Ishøj near Copenhagen , the capital of Denmark . [1] The museum is amongst Denmark's major contemporary and modern art ventures, encompassing signi
Castlemaine Art Museum is an Australian art gallery and museum in Castlemaine, Victoria in the Shire of Mount Alexander . It was founded in 1913. It is housed in a 1931 Art Deco building constructed for the purpose, heritage-listed by the National Trust. [1] Its collection concentrates on Australian
Château de Linardié is the name for a once active cultural center located in the South West area of France seven kilometres from Gaillac in the Tarn, France . It operated for 10 years, from 1996 to 2006. Château de Linardié
The Rahr–West Art Museum is an art museum in Manitowoc, Wisconsin . It is located in the Joseph Vilas Jr. House , which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The house is a significant example of Queen Anne style architecture in the United States . United States historic place Jose
The Kunsthalle Bremen is an art museum in Bremen , Germany . It is located close to the Bremen Old Town on the "Culture Mile" ( German : Kulturmeile ). The Kunsthalle was built in 1849, enlarged in 1902 by architect Eduard Gildemeister, and expanded several more times, most notably in 2011. Since 19
#8 Kelvin Hall
The Kelvin Hall , located on Argyle Street in Glasgow , Scotland, is one of the largest exhibition centres in Britain and now a mixed-use arts and sports venue that opened as an exhibition venue in 1927. It has also been used as a concert hall , home to the Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena to
Virginia Dwan (October 18, 1931 – September 5, 2022) [1] was an American art collector, art patron, philanthropist, and founder of the Dwan Light Sanctuary in Montezuma, New Mexico . She was the former owner and executive director of Dwan Gallery, Los Angeles (1959 – 1967) and Dwan Gallery New York
The Bucerius Kunst Forum is an international exhibition centre in Hamburg , Germany, founded in 2002 through the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius foundation. It is named after Gerd Bucerius and his wife, and located directly beside the Hamburg Rathaus . The exhibition centre shows 3 - 4 exhibi
#11 Willard Gallery
The Willard Gallery was a contemporary art gallery operating in New York City from 1940 until 1987. It was founded by Marian Willard Johnson. [1]
#12 Rosy Wilde
The Rosy Wilde gallery was an artist-run project space, established in 2003 by British artist Stella Vine in a former butcher's shop below her house in east London, to showcase work by emerging artists. The gallery was not making money and Vine was expecting bailiffs , when one of her paintings of D
The Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM) is one of the principal U.S. art museums , with paintings , sculptures , cultural objects, and ancient masterpieces from all corners of the world. Its three-story building stands in Forest Park in St. Louis , Missouri , where it is visited by up to a half million pe
#14 Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art
The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art is a teaching museum on the campus of Hamilton College [1] in Clinton, New York . The Wellin invites visitors to discover the arts and form unexpected connections through groundbreaking exhibitions, a globally representative teaching collection, and engaging p
Pinacotheca was a gallery in Melbourne , Australia. Established in 1967 by Bruce Pollard, it was ideologically committed to the avant-garde and represented a new generation of artists interested in post-object, conceptual [1] and other non-traditional art forms. [2] Art gallery located in Melbourne,
#16 ZAZ10TS
ZAZ10TS, or ZAZ 10 Times Square, is an art gallery and cultural initiative located in Midtown Manhattan , New York City and situated in the lobby of the office building at 10 Times Square. [1] [2] Conceived by curator and philanthropist Tzili Charney, ZAZ10TS engages with the public through emerging
#17 Hasted Kraeutler
Hasted Hunt was a contemporary art gallery located in Chelsea, New York City at 537 West 24th Street. The gallery was founded in 2005 by founding partner Sarah Hasted and W.M. Hunt. Hasted Hunt Gallery represented emerging and established artists from around the world. The addition of two painters a
The Finnish Folk Art Museum is located on the grounds of the Pasadena Museum of History in Pasadena, California . The only museum of its type in the United States, it was created in 1974 by Yrjö Alfred Paloheimo, a native of Finland, who was the husband of Leonora “Babsie” Curtin. [2] United States
Realities Gallery was a Melbourne gallery which showed work of Australian art of the western and indigenous traditions, and Pacific and international art. It operated from 1971 to 1992. Australian art gallery in Melbourne, closed 1992
#20 Moyland Castle
Moyland Castle ( German : Schloss Moyland ) is a moated castle in Bedburg-Hau in the district of Kleve , one of the most important neo-Gothic buildings in North Rhine-Westphalia . Its name derives from the Dutch word Mooiland which means "beautiful country". The name was probably coined by Dutch wor
#1 Statue of Paul Kruger, Church Square
The Statue of Paul Kruger ( Afrikaans : Krugerstandbeeld ) is a bronze sculpture located in Church Square in Pretoria , South Africa . The statue depicts Paul Kruger , the Boer political and military leader and President of the South African Republic from 1883 to 1900, and four unnamed Boer soldiers
Reaper ( French : faucheur , lit. ' reaper ' ), Wheat Field with Reaper , or Wheat Field with Reaper and Sun is the title given to each of a series of three oil-on-canvas paintings by Vincent van Gogh of a man reaping a wheat field under a bright early-morning sun. To the artist, the reaper repres
#3 Greatest Painting in Britain Vote
The Greatest Painting in Britain Vote was a survey made by BBC Radio 4 's Today programme in Summer 2005 with the aim of discovering the best-loved painting in Britain , in the manner of 100 Greatest Britons and The Big Read . It was criticised for the conservatism of the final selection as well as
#4 Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird
Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird ( Autorretrato con Collar de Espinas ) is a 1940 painting by Mexican painter Frida Kahlo . Painting by Frida Kahlo Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird Spanish: Autorretrato con Collar de Espinas Artist Frida Kahlo Year 1940 Medium [Oil
Willie Gillis, Jr. (more commonly simply Willie Gillis ) is a fictional character created by Norman Rockwell for a series of World War II paintings that appeared on the covers of 11 issues of The Saturday Evening Post between 1941 and 1946. [1] Gillis was an everyman with the rank of private [2] who
#6 The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew (Rubens)
The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew is an oil on canvas painting by Peter Paul Rubens , which since 1989 has been in the collection of the Fundación Carlos de Amberes , Madrid. It was painted in 1639, the year before the artist's death. Painting by Peter Paul Rubens The work was a commission from Jan van
#7 Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851 paintings)
Washington Crossing the Delaware is the title of three 1851 oil-on-canvas paintings by the German-American artist Emanuel Leutze . 1851 painting by Emanuel Leutze This article is about the Emanuel Leutze painting. For the actual event, see George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River . For oth
#8 Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter)
Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter) ( Woman wearing a beret and checkered dress ) is an oil-on-canvas painting by Pablo Picasso , which he created in 1937. It is a portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter , Picasso's lover and muse during this period and was created with elements o
Aparajeyo Bangla ( Bengali : অপরাজেয় বাংলা ) is one of the most well known sculptures dedicated to the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. It is located in the campus of Dhaka University , just in front of the Faculty of Arts Building. In Bengali , the phrase means "Unvanquished Bengal ". Sculpture
#10 Sripuranthan Natarajan Idol
The Sripuranthan Natarajan Idol , is a 900-year-old statue of Natarajan — the dancing Shiva — that was stolen from the ancient Brihadeeswarar temple of Sripuranthan , smuggled to the United States, and then sold to the National Gallery of Australia , Canberra with a false provenance, for US$5.1 mill
Monkey Before Skeleton (German:Affe vor Skelett) is the title of a painting by the Bohemian painter Gabriel von Max from around 1900. The 61 cm × 44.5 cm large work of art, painted with oil paints on canvas, shows a monkey facing a skeleton against the backdrop of a darkened interior. As part of
#12 The Sea of Ice
The Sea of Ice , ( German : Das Eismeer ) (1823–1824), is an oil painting that depicts a shipwreck in the Arctic by the German Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich . Before 1826 this painting was known as The Polar Sea . [1] Painting by Caspar David Friedrich The Sea of Ice German: Das Eismeer Ar
Girl before a Mirror ( French : Jeune fille devant un miroir) is an oil on canvas painting by Pablo Picasso , which he created in 1932. The painting is a portrait of Picasso's mistress and muse, Marie-Thérèse Walter , who is depicted standing in front of a mirror looking at her reflection. It is hou
#14 View of Haarlem from the Northwest, with the Bleaching Fields in the Foreground
View of Haarlem from the Northwest, with the Bleaching Fields in the Foreground (c. 1670s) is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch landscape painter Jacob van Ruisdael . It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is now in the collection of the Rijksmuseum . View of Haarlem from the Northwe
#15 Mural paintings of the conquest of Majorca
The Mural paintings of the Conquest of Majorca is a group of Gothic paintings, created on 1285-1290, conserved at the National Art Museum of Catalonia , in Barcelona , Spain . [1] Mural paintings of the Conquest of Majorca Artist Unknown Year 1285–1290 Type Fresco transferred to canvas Dimensions 17
Sirarpie Der Nersessian (5 September 1896 – 5 July 1989) was an Armenian art historian , who specialized in Armenian and Byzantine studies . Der Nersessian was a renowned academic and a pioneer in Armenian art history. She taught at several institutions in the United States , including Wellesley C
#2 Gustave Kahn
Gustave Kahn (21 December 1859, in Metz – 5 September 1936, in Paris ) was a French Symbolist poet and art critic. He was also active, via publishing and essay-writing, in defining Symbolism and distinguishing it from the Decadent Movement . French Symbolist poet and art critic (1859-1936) This arti
Anuradha Vikram is an art critic , curator , author, and lecturer based in Los Angeles , California. She is the artistic director of 18th Street Arts Center , Santa Monica , and a senior lecturer at Otis College of Art and Design , Los Angeles. [1] She has contributed to numerous publications, and h
Ranjit Hoskote (born 29 March 1969) is an Indian poet, art critic , cultural theorist and independent curator . He has been honoured by the Sahitya Akademi , India's National Academy of Letters, with the Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Award and the Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation . Ranjit Hosk
#5 Aimé Maeght
Aimé Maeght (27 April 1906 – 5 September 1981) was a French art dealer, collector, lithographer , and publisher. He founded the Galerie Maeght in Paris [1] and Barcelona , and the Fondation Maeght [2] in Saint-Paul-de-Vence near Nice (southern France). Though the original Flemish pronunciation is pr
Helen Gee (1919–2004) was an American photography gallery owner, co-owner of the Limelight in New York City, New York from 1954 to 1961. [1] [2] It was New York City's first important post-war photography gallery, pioneering sales of photographs as art. Helen Gee Born ( 1919-04-29 ) April 29, 1919 J
Charles Sterling b. Karol Sterling (5 September 1901, Warsaw , Congress Poland , Russian Empire – 9 January 1991, Paris , France ) was a Polish art historian mainly active in France. Polish art historian For the British naval officer, see Charles Stirling . Charles Sterling Born 1901 Warsaw , Congre
Rosemarie Mulcahy ( née Scully; 3 April 1942 – 5 September 2012) was an Irish academic and author who specialised in 16th and 17th century Spanish art and the Spanish Renaissance . She taught undergraduate modules on Spanish art at the University College Dublin from 1989 to 2003 along with authoring
Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev (born December 2, 1957, in Ridgewood , New Jersey, US) is an Italian-American writer, art historian and exhibition maker. She is the recipient of the 2019 Audrey Irmas Award for Curatorial Excellence. [1] Currently, she is the Director of Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Co
#10 Oskar Pollak
Oskar Pollak (5 September 1883 – 11 June 1915) was a Czech art historian. Czech art historian (1883–1915) Oskar Pollak This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . ( September 2014 ) Pollak, born i
Andrew Stanislaus (Andrzej Stanisław) Ciechanowiecki (28 September 1924 – 2 November 2015), Dąbrowa Coat of Arms , was a Polish-British nobleman, diplomat, prisoner and agent of Communist Poland , economist, academic, art historian, philanthropist, art collector, antique dealer, antiquarian and exhi
Patriarch Dymytriy (Yarema) (9 December 1915 – 25 February 2000) was the second patriarch of Kyiv and all Ukraine, and of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC). Patriarch Dymytriy (Yarema) was successor to Patriarch Mstyslav (Skrypnyk) from 1993 to 2000 and was succeeded by Metropolitan
#13 Mikhail Shvydkoy
Mikhail Yefimovich Shvydkoy ( Russian : Михаи́л Ефи́мович Швыдко́й ; born September 5, 1948, Kant , Chuy Region , Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic , USSR [1] ) is a Soviet and Russian theater critic, drama, social and political activist. Laureate of the State Prize of Russia. The artistic director
#14 Jakob Rosenberg
Jakob Rosenberg (September 5, 1893 – April 7, 1980) was a German-American art historian and Rembrandt scholar. He was active in Germany until his 1937 emigration to the United States, where he joined the faculty of Harvard University . In addition to his professorship he was the curator of prints at
Jerko "Ješa" Denegri ( Serbian Cyrillic : Јерко "Јеша" Денегри , pronounced [jerko jeʃa deneɡri] ) is a Serbian art historian and art critic who lives in Belgrade , Serbia . This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2012 ) Jerko "Ješa" Denegri Born
#16 Nikolai Bartram
Nikolai Dmitrievich Bartram (Russian: Николай Дмитриевич Бартрам; 5 September 1873, Kursk Governorate ― 13 July 1931, Moscow ) was a Russian illustrator, poster designer, art historian, and collector. [1] Russian illustrator, poster designer, art historian, and collector This article needs additiona
#17 Rudolf Füssli
Rudolf Füssli (also Hans-Rudolf , Johann Rudolf , Füessli ; born September 5, 1709 in Zürich ; died September 12, 1793 ibid) was a Swiss painter , art historian and lexicographer . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( June 2018 ) Johann Rudolf Füssli was a son of the mayor He
#18 Michael Hirst (art historian)
David Michael Geoffrey Hirst , FBA (5 September 1933 – 14 December 2017), commonly known as Michael Hirst , [1] was an art historian and an expert on Italian Renaissance art. He was Professor of the History of Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art from 1991 to 1997. [2]
#19 Matthew Drutt
Matthew Joseph Williams Drutt (born December 8, 1962) is an American curator and writer who specializes in modern and contemporary art and design. Based in New York, he has operated Drutt Creative Arts Management (DCAM) since 2013. He has worked with the Beyeler Foundation in Switzerland (2013–2015)
#20 Kim H. Veltman
Kim (Keimpe) Henry Veltman (5 September 1948 – 1 April 2020) [1] was a Dutch/Canadian historian of science and art , director of the Virtual Maastricht McLuhan Institute (VMMI), consultant and author, known for his contributions in the fields of "linear perspective and the visual dimensions of s
#1 Monument to Christopher Columbus (Paseo de la Reforma)
The Monument to Christopher Columbus (Spanish: Monumento a Colón ), on a major traffic roundabout along Mexico City 's Paseo de la Reforma , was dedicated in 1877. [1] The statue was removed on 10 October 2020 "for restoration purposes" two days before a planned protest. On 12 October 2021, it was a
The Hiker is a statue created by Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson . It commemorates the American soldiers who fought in the Spanish–American War , the Boxer Rebellion and the Philippine–American War . The first version of it was made for the University of Minnesota in 1906, [1] but at least 50 copies were
#3 Fuente de Cibeles (Mexico City)
The Fountain of Cybele ( Spanish : Fuente de Cibeles ) in Mexico City is a bronze replica of the fountain located in the Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid that was built during the reign of Charles III by architect Ventura Rodríguez between 1777 and 1792. The Mexican version is located at a traffic circle
#4 African American Civil War Memorial Museum
The African American Civil War Memorial Museum , in the U Street district of Washington, D.C. , recognizes the contributions of the 209,145 members of the United States Colored Troops (USCT). The eponymous memorial, dedicated in July 1998 by the African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation
#5 Firemen's Memorial (Manhattan)
The Firemen's Memorial is a 1913 monument on Riverside Drive at 100th Street in Manhattan, New York . Historic monument Manhattan, New York. Firemen's Memorial The Firemen's Memorial in September 2014 Year 1913 Type Fountain, sculpture, bas relief Medium Knoxville marble Dimensions 3.8 m × 11
The Thomas E. Watson statue is a public monument located near the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta , Georgia. Dedicated in 1932, the statue honors Georgian politician Thomas E. Watson , who served terms in the United States Congress as both a Representative and Senator in the late 1800s and early 19
#7 Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials
Since the 1960s, many municipalities in the United States have removed monuments and memorials on public property dedicated to the Confederate States of America (CSA; the Confederacy), and some, such as Silent Sam in North Carolina, have been torn down by protestors. Efforts to remove Confederate me
The McKinley National Memorial in Canton, Ohio , United States , is the final resting place of William McKinley , who served as the 25th president of the United States from 1897 to his assassination in 1901. Canton was a significant place in McKinley's life; he lived there, practiced as an attorney,
#9 Silent Sam
The Confederate Monument, University of North Carolina , commonly known as Silent Sam , is a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier by Canadian sculptor John A. Wilson , which once stood on McCorkle Place of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) from 1913 until it was pulled down by
#10 Confederate Memorial Fountain (Helena, Montana)
The Confederate Memorial Fountain was a historic fountain in Helena, Montana , and one of the very few monuments to The Confederacy located in the Northwestern United States . Erected in Hill Park in 1916, the fountain was removed in 2017. It was replaced by a new fountain, called the Equity Fountai
#11 Homomonument
The Homomonument is a memorial in the centre of Amsterdam , the capital of the Netherlands . It commemorates all gay men and lesbians who have been persecuted because of their sexual orientation. [1] Opened on 5 September 1987, it was the first monument in the world to commemorate gays and lesbians
The Trenton Battle Monument is a massive column -type structure in the Battle Monument section of Trenton , Mercer County , New Jersey , United States. It commemorates the December 26, 1776, Battle of Trenton , a pivotal victory for the Continental forces during the American Revolutionary War . Unit
#13 Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument
The Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument is a war memorial at Fort Greene Park , in the New York City borough of Brooklyn . It commemorates more than 11,500 American prisoners of war who died in captivity aboard sixteen British prison ships during the American Revolutionary War . [1] The remains of a small
The Admission Day Monument is an 1897 sculpture by Douglas Tilden , located at the intersection of Market Street and Montgomery Street in San Francisco , California, United States. [1] It commemorates California Admission Day (September 9, 1850), the date on which the state became part of the Union,
The Golden Boy (official name: Eternal Youth and the Spirit of Enterprise ) [1] [2] is a northward-facing statue perched on the dome of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada . Arguably the province's best-known symbol, [3] the statue was modeled after the Roman god Mercur
The Polish Air Force Memorial [1] (informally Polish War Memorial ) [2] [3] is a war memorial in West London , England in memory of airmen from Poland who served in the Royal Air Force as part of the Polish contribution to World War II . Over 18,000 men and women served in the Polish squadrons of th
#17 Tlalli
Tlalli ( Nahuatl pronunciation ( help · info ) ; Nahuatl languages : land ) [lower-alpha 1] was a proposed sculpture of a large indigenous woman's head by contemporary artist Pedro Reyes . It was proposed to replace the Monument to Christopher Columbus along Mexico City 's Paseo de la Reforma . Pr
#18 Statue of Alexander Macomb
General Alexander Macomb is a monumental statue in Detroit , Michigan , United States. The monument, designed by sculptor Adolph Alexander Weinman , was dedicated in 1908 in honor of Alexander Macomb , a Detroit native who had served as the Commanding General of the United States Army for several ye
The statue of Edward Colston is a bronze statue of Bristol -born merchant and trans-Atlantic slave trader , Edward Colston (1636–1721). It was created in 1895 by the Irish sculptor John Cassidy and was formerly erected on a plinth of Portland stone in a public park known as "The Centre" , until it w
#20 Solovetsky Stone (Saint Petersburg)
The Solovetsky Stone is a monument to the victims of political repression in the Soviet Union and to those who have fought and fight for freedom. It stands in Troitskaya (Trinity) Square in Saint Petersburg , near several other buildings directly related to political repression in the Soviet era—the